Maia Song Contest 13

The Maia Song Contest 13 was the thirteenth edition of the Maia Song Contest. The contest was hosted in Tāllbergš, Samavia following We Are Twin's victory in the previous edition. The venue for the contest was the Talsu Stadium in the capital city of Samavia. The hosts were Māris Štrombergs and Raluka.

This was the first edition to feature twenty-six countries participating in the final, rather than the usual twenty-five.

Location
SPS and the MBU announced the conditions under which cities and venues could announce their interest in hosting the contest.


 * The host city had to be near a major airport.
 * The venue must be available for the rehearsal period before the contest and one week after the conclusion of the contest
 * The venue must not be open-air, but an air-conditioned building with a capacity of at least 10,000 and a minimum ceiling height of 15 metres (49 ft), insulated for sound and light.
 * The green room must be located as close to the arena as possible (or within it), with a capacity of 300.

Host venue

Semi-final allocations
Countries will be allocated to semi-finals using pots based on voting patterns in previous editions, similarly to the pots used in the previous edition's draw. The pots for the thirteenth edition are based off of the voting patterns of the votes from the tenth and eleventh edition.

Semi Final 1
Votes to Alex (live:cfkdsfe)

Playlist available here. Recap available here

Scoreboard available here.

,, and will vote in this semi-final.

Semi Final 2
Votes to Alex (live:cfkdsfe)

Playlist available here. Recap available here.

Scoreboard available here.

,, and will vote in this semi-final.

Grand Final
Playlist available here. Recap available here.

A full scoreboard can be found here. Scorewiz available here.

Voting and spokespersons

 * Dawn French
 * Nikki Grahame
 * Liam Hemsworth
 * Michelle Zauner
 * David Carreira
 * Michelle Zauner
 * David Carreira
 * David Carreira
 * David Carreira
 * David Carreira
 * David Carreira
 * David Carreira
 * David Carreira
 * David Carreira
 * Ruth Ojadi
 * John Krasinski
 * Katya Zamolodchikova, Maureen, Thwoorp and Trixie Mattel
 * Lizzy Plapinger
 * Claudio Capéo
 * Lin Blakley
 * Butters Stotch
 * Letitia Dean
 * Izzy Bizu (Oxenri representative in the fifth edition)
 * Butters Stotch
 * Letitia Dean
 * Izzy Bizu (Oxenri representative in the fifth edition)
 * Izzy Bizu (Oxenri representative in the fifth edition)
 * Izzy Bizu (Oxenri representative in the fifth edition)
 * Spirit Payton
 * Tegan and Sara (Perlamuhan representative in the fifth edition) and hosts of PERLAMAIABattle 4)
 * Sallie Axl
 * Natalie Horler
 * Kim Jong-un
 * Rebecca Mader & Robert Carlyle
 * Kim Jong-un
 * Rebecca Mader & Robert Carlyle
 * Rebecca Mader & Robert Carlyle
 * Rebecca Mader & Robert Carlyle
 * Rebecca Mader & Robert Carlyle
 * Rebecca Mader & Robert Carlyle

Other countries
Eligibility for potential participation in the Maia Song Contest requires a national broadcaster with active MBU membership that would be able to broadcast the contest. The MBU will issue an invitation of participation in the contest to all active members.

Active MBU countries

 * - The Dalérín Broadcasting Network (DBN) announced in a press conference after the final that they would not be returning to the 13th edition of the contest. No reasoning was given but they have announced that Daléríqa will return in the 14th edition.
 * - The Flowek Broadcasting Network (FBN) put out in a press conference, that after the strikes which affected the 12th edition of the contest that they are thinking of entering the contest once again. This though didn't confirm that they would be entering this edition or possibly next.
 * - Metrocka HD (MHD) had initially confirmed their participation in the 13th edition, but on 18 October, the final day to announce entries, it was announced that due to scheduling conflicts and internal issues, Metrocka would be taking a one edition break and is expected to return in the 14th edition.
 * - Nayōn (NTV) announced that they would not be participating in the 13th edition of the contest. While no reason was specified, they have announced that they hope to see Tayō Nohito returning in the 14th edition.
 * - Talados Broadcasting Company (TBC) announced that they would not be participating in the 13th edition of the contest. While no reason was specific, they announced that a return in the 14th edition is likely.
 * - Urtistan Public Vision (UPV) has gained MBU membership, but due to the limitations imposed by the MBU regarding MSC participation, Urtistan might return in the next edition.

The following countries have given no indication of a possible return so far: